Table 3 Predictors emerging through the assessment of baseline vs. early post-biopsy measurement
Dimensions where early post-biopsy measurement denoted worse health status than baseline | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Dimensions/scores | Category or increment | OR or Coeff. § (95%CI) | p |
EQ-5D Usual activities | OR (95% CI) | ||
Biopsy season | summer→autumn/spring→winter | 8.65 (1.99-37.51) | 0.004 |
SF-36 RP | Coeff. (95% CI) | ||
Number of prior caesarean sections | 1 procedure increase | -12.3 (-24.8, +0.2) | 0.053 |
Dimensions where baseline measurement denoted worse health status than early post-biopsy* | |||
EQ-5D Anxiety/depression | OR (95% CI) | ||
Mastalgia | yes vs no | 3.22 (1.11-9.35) | 0.032 |
EQ-5D index (TTO) | Coeff. (95% CI) | ||
Age | 10 year increase | -0.06 (-0.12, -0.01) | 0.025 |
Personal income | 100 euro increase | 0.008 (-0.0004, 0.016) | 0.061 |
Mastalgia | yes vs no | -0.16 (-0.27, -0.04) | 0.010 |
EQ-5D index (VAS) | Coeff. (95% CI) | ||
Age | 10 year increase | -0.02 (-0.04, -0.003) | 0.014 |
Mastalgia | yes vs no | -0.05 (-0.09, -0.01) | 0.017 |